In this tutorial, we will learn about the break statement in Java. We will cover the basics of using the break statement to exit loops and switch statements.
A break statement is used to terminate the execution of a loop or switch statement. When a break statement is encountered, control is transferred to the statement immediately following the loop or switch.
The syntax for the break statement in Java is:
break;
The break statement can be used in for, while, do-while loops, and switch statements to exit the current loop or switch block prematurely.
i
.i
is equal to 5.i
.public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
if (i == 5) {
break;
}
System.out.print(i + " ");
}
}
}
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i
and initialize it to 1.i
is less than or equal to 10.i
is equal to 5.i
.public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int i = 1;
while (i <= 10) {
if (i == 5) {
break;
}
System.out.print(i + " ");
i++;
}
}
}
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and assign a value to it.num
.num
.num
.public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int num = 2;
switch (num) {
case 1:
System.out.println("Number is 1");
break;
case 2:
System.out.println("Number is 2");
break;
case 3:
System.out.println("Number is 3");
break;
default:
System.out.println("Number is not 1, 2, or 3");
}
}
}
Number is 2